Kimberly S McKee, Xiaodan Tang, Irene Tung, Guojing Wu, Akram N Alshawabkeh, Jessica A Arizaga, Theresa M Bastain, Patricia A Brennan, Carrie V Breton, Carlos A Camargo, Camille C Cioffi, Jose F Cordero, Dana Dabelea, Arielle R Deutsch, Cristiane S Duarte, Anne L Dunlop, Amy J Elliott, Assiamira Ferrara, Margaret R Karagas, Barry Lester, Cindy T McEvoy, John Meeker, Jenae M Neiderhiser, Julie Herbstman, Leonardo Trasande, Thomas G O'Connor, Alison E Hipwell, Sarah S Comstock
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on perinatal outcomes while accounting for maternal depression or perceived stress and to describe COVID-specific stressors, including changes in prenatal care, across specific time periods of the pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: Data of dyads from 41 cohorts from the National Institutes of Health Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program ( N = 2,983) were used to compare birth outcomes before and during the pandemic ( n = 2,355), and a partially overlapping sample ( n = 1,490) responded to a COVID-19 questionnaire...
March 23, 2023: American Journal of Perinatology